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Reconstructing prehistoric languages
DOI:10.1098/rstb.2020.0187.png)
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This theme issue builds on the surge of interest in the field of language evolution as part of the broader field of human evolution, gathering some of the field's most prominent experts in order to achieve a deeper, richer understanding of human prehistory and the nature of prehistoric languages. Taken together, the contributions to this issue begin to outline a profile of the structural and functional features of prehistoric languages, including the type of sounds, the nature of the earliest grammars, the characteristics of the earliest vocabularies and some preferred uses, like conversation and insult. By also correlating certain specific features of language with the changes in brain organization during prehistory, the contributions to this issue directly engage the genetic and the neuroscientific aspects of human evolution and cognition. This article is part of the theme issue 'Reconstructing prehistoric languages'.
Keyword:
prehistoric languages
language reconstruction
genetic changes
cognitive innovations
behavioural changes
culture
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4.7
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8.7K
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5.6W
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引用论文
Comparing prehistoric constructed languages: world-building and its role in understanding prehistoric languages比较史前构造语言: 世界建设及其在理解史前语言中的作用

